Last year in our raised garden, we grew bottleneck gourds for the first time. By the season’s end, we harvested about a dozen of these unique gourds and allowed them to dry over the winter. With spring’s arrival, it was time to put these dried gourds to good use, transforming them into birdhouses. My goal […]
The Gardens
Painting and Designing and Taxes and Flowers
Snow is blowing and sputtering about frantically today. I’m content in the studio. This season has a lot of things up in the air over here. One of the things going on, as you’ve noticed I’m spending more time and taking an hour or two a day to be creative. To paint or to draw… […]
Daffodils
This week walk around your garden and take stock of where your daffodils are popping up. Do you have just the right amount or maybe you need a bit more? A good rule of thumb is to order bulbs when the flower is blooming. You have the best selection in the garden catalogs and online […]
Full Swing into the Seeding Season
All of our seeds are bought and delivered. They’re all anxiously awaiting to get into their trays. We have dahlias in the greenhouse, just starting to shoot up with some new life. I have 90% of this year’s flowers on our website. They all show out of stock until they’re ready for harvesting. The Bouquet Pre-Order […]
Autumn is Coming
As we look out the window we see the days getting shorter and the leaves are starting to turn ever so slightly. The temperatures are going from the heat of summer to the coolness of Autumn and with it, flower season is starting to close. The bright colors are still in our field but soon […]